Veterans seek to honor those killed in combat

A group of veterans wants to honor those who died in combatby placing flags along utility poles for a 3.9-mile stretch of Route 9.

Veteran Tom Regan wants to honor those killed in combat with a flag display on Route 9. (Will Waldron/Times Union)

Called Please Remember Me, the campaign is the idea of veteran Tom Regan with support from Joe Pollicino, president of the Tri-County Council of Vietnam Era Veterans, and Gene Loparco, a member of the council and the American Legion.

The campaign aims to keep the flags up from right before Memorial Day until after July 4 and to repeat the display every year. Each flag has a black cloth to show mourning.

The organization also wants to have a procession May 18, with members of the families of those killed in service silently walking past the flags.

“It would be a living history lesson,” Regan said.

Trustco Bank branches are accepting donations for the Please Remember Me campaign. You can find the group’s website here.